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Gasoline from plant matter

Bob Morris, on Apr 13, 2008, 2:49 am

Researchers at the University of Massachusetts have devised a way to create gasoline (not ethanol) from plant matter. It could become a commercial reality within ten years.

Category: Renewable energy | 3 comments - (Comments are closed)

  • http://www.spartansaving.com Save Money

    Hmm another way to lay waste to the environment using whatever plant we need for fuel. Doesn’t sound too promising.

  • http://www.asymptoticlife.com DJ

    There are plenty of plants that replace themselves faster than they can be harvested. Take kudzu and water hyacinth for example, or russian thistle (tumbleweed).

    But sustainable farming techniques are already in use for energy production in the form of dendro power: plots of trees in tropical climates that replace themselves as fast as they are harvested, and are used to generate electricity on a small scale.

  • http://polizeros.com Bob Morris

    The article also mentioned using waste from food and lumber processing.